
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Photo: Reuters)
DORTMUND (Mirror.co.uk)—Manchester United’s move for Henrikh Mkhitaryan should be sealed at the weekend, Borussia Dortmund (BVB) CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has declared.
BVB had rejected moves from United for the Armenian star, whose contract expires next summer.
The Bundesliga outfit was set to hold Mkhitaryan to the final year of his deal at the Westfalenstadion, having grown frustrated with the antics of his agent, Mino Raiola.
Mkhitaryan has been watched by a number of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and Chelsea, but it is United have made the most concerted effort to bring him to England, having already had two bids rejected by Dortmund.
But after returning with what Watzke calls a “substantially improvedâ€